Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-06-18
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hours q his hardship and dznrar.
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kind O1ly served 70 bring out more
beautifully her heroic and wUlauFv
nar1re During tba eIosing rezr q the
Ezr she followed him q tie fssf1Es-
ael1s. Lived under CzETAss and went
tLlro0gh camp life ike 3 soldlar. feing
repeatedly u-3z- fire and making nap
roE escapes, yet SIN remaining faith
fully b his side Whaa she married
him she was hut Is Teazs Of age- bean
tifl II face and In form. gifted In
intellect and gentle In nature. She vas
TOO, 3 perfect and fearless rider. Whe1
he WY was over an e5o-t was made
% take from General Picket the priv
lleges given him bv the Grant Lee
cartel and they went % Canada There
they had 10 friends. nomOney. and 10
prospect Of either, with Young child
70 care tOE But her brave nature per-
e falterad-With that indOuitable
courage which never deserted her and
aided By her superior edueztion- she
obtained pEOfess0rship In beIleslet-
tres, anc took care OF the family until
General Grant insisted that the cartel
should Be kept, and they once more
returned 70 their home. General Grant
then rendered General Pickett the posi-
ton OF Marshal Of Virginia. but he
accepted position in an insurance
company, with handsome salary At
tached Though all, then seemed bright
the worst soTOw was vet to some. I'M
lew years General Pickett died and
she was left TO her own resources. II
was then that her helpless condition
aroused the sympathy Of the South /
and a subscription was stared for her
headed with s., 600 By one State She
firmly declined to receive this ur,on /
hearing Of it, and shortly Afterwards
secured a small government position +
sufficient TO support herself and fami.
y. Among her friends and visitors
here are some Of the leading society
and official people, whom she occasion
ally entertains in a modest but diyni.
fed way. y. Y. Star.
The above tribute to the beauty her.
oism and devotion to her husband ~
Mrs Genl Pickett is in the main. true
TO the letter. We knew her when Miss
Coroell, q beautiful young lady of the
true Virginia type, and we remember
distinctly the roar Of saluting cannon
when Genl Pickett brought her from
ner home a blushing bride to his head.
quarters at Petersburg, Virginia We
often to have seen her close
70 the General when the air was filed
with the smoke Of battle. often
1t his side when his division was pass
ng in review, and often on the
march riding along the lines when the
'rave Virginia boys would make the
Felkin ring with cheers for their gal.
ant leader and brave little bride AZ
er the death of Gent Pickett she ]
through the influence Of friends. obtain. /
d clerkship in one of the depart
nents at Washington, with a small
ialary which, with the strictest econ.
my, was barely enough to keep the
volt from the door Of her family. and |
low comes one of the darkest DAYS Of q
Ter whole life. This small pittanee
ms support Of herself and family was !
AIKEN from her by one who had worn i
ae gray like her husband. who had e
ought on the same battle fields with t
I'M had marched along the same roads Z
nd had surrendered to Gen1 Grant !.
lth him at Appomattox Cont House